Composing room saw



Dec. 26, 1939. F. w. SEYBOLD COMPOSING ROOM SAW Filed y 21. 1936 4 Sheets Sheet 1 Dec. 26, 1939'.

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Dec. 26, 1939. I

F. w. SEYBOLD 2,184,898

COMPOSING ROOM SAW Filed May 21. 1936 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Dec. 26, 1939.

F. w. SEYBOLD 2,184,898

COMPOSING ROOM SAW Filed May 21, 1936 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented Dec. 26, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFCE COMPOSING ROOM SAW Application May 21, 1936, Serial No. 81,069

6 Claims.

The present invention relates to metal saws and more particularly to composing room saws.

It is the principal object of the present invention to provide an improved work-holding clamp which is adapted to cooperate with the various gauging devices to present the work to the saw or other cutting devices, the clamp being easily manipulated to positively hold the work against the face of one of the gauges and not being dependent upon racks or gear teeth for its operation.

Other objects and features of novelty will be apparent from the description taken in connection with the drawings in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a machine constructed in accordance with this invention, the same being shown as adjusted to cut the work to a definite length and the work clamp being shown more in detail in Fig. 13;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the machine as adjusted to miter one end of a series of metal rules, the work clamp being that shown in Figs. 7 and 8;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the machine as illustrated in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the work holding clamp and associated parts;

Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation taken lengthwise of the device shown in Fig. 4 and looking toward the left;

Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5 and looking in the direction indicated by the arrows;

Fig. '7 is a sectional elevation taken on line 'l'! of Fig. 5 and looking in the direction indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 8 is a sectional elevation taken on the line 88 of Fig. 5 and looking in the direction indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 9 is'a sectional plan view taken substantially on the line 99 of Fig. 5 and looking in the direction indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 10 is a sectional elevation of another form of work holding clamp;

Fig. 11 is a sectional elevation taken substantially on the line ll-ll of Fig. 10 and looking in the direction indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 12 is a. sectional elevation taken substantially on the line l2l2 of Fig. 10 and looking in the direction indicated by the arrows; and

Fig. 13 is a sectional elevation taken substantially on the line 13-43 of Fig. 10 and looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

In order to aid in an understanding of the invention,.before describing the clamp in detail, the

main parts and arrangement will be pointed out first. Thus, referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the machine in general comprises a pedestal consisting of the bottom member P of sheet metal in the form of a hollow irustrum of a pyramid, a hollow top member'P rigidly secured to, and supported on the top of, said bottom member in any suitable manner, as by bolts 49, a table T disposed above said top member and means carried by said top member and indicated in gen eral by the reference letter E to raise and lower said table. Mounted to cooperate with work .on the table is the saw assembly indicated in general by S, consisting in general of the saw l9l, driven pulley I83, grinding wheel I86, and bearings for the assembly. Located within the pedestal and more particularly within the bottom member 1? is a motor M having a driving pulley Ddesigned to drive the saw assembly by means of the belt B. It will be noted that this'drive is wholly enclosed. The table T, as shown in Fig. 2 is L- shaped in plan and comprises the large rectangular portion T and smaller portion T A third portion or auxiliary table T is pivoted on a pin 50 secured to the underside of the table por- -tion T by a bracket 5|. This pivoted table portion T at its front end rests on the top of the bearing of the saw assembly and when thetable is raised sufiiciently, this portion T drops into position flush with the table proper. As shown in Fig. 1, the saw is provided with a guard G which is pivoted on the pin 58 for swinging movement to the rear completely-out of the way. The drive pulley belt is provided with a guard G and a grinding wheel with a guard G The main portion T of the table is formed with a slot or guideway 52 parallel and adjacent to the cutting plane of the saw. In this guideway is disposed a slide 53 on which is mounted the work holding clamp indicated in general-by the reference letter W. At the front end of the slide 53 a pica gauge assembly L is rigidly secured extending at right angles to the length of the slide. The work isadapted to be clamped between the bar of the pica gauge and the Work holding clamp W.

At the right of the portion T of the table and slightly below the same is a utility box U open at the right hand side to provide a bin for accessories and tools. form of a tray U for unfinished work, etc. A switch J for controlling the operation of the machine may be mountedat the front of the box.

Within the pedestal is provided a large chip box C. Chips collect in this box and may be The top'of this box is in the l discharged by gravity into a utensil or truck when the sliding door C is raised.

The motor M is attached to the underside of a bracket 55 which is pivoted on a rod 55 carried by the pedestal, so that the weight of the motor tends to keep the belt B tight.

Any suitable mechanism E may be provided for raising and lowering the table.

The novel work holding clamping device and its cooperative relation to the various working and gauging devices comprising the composing room saw will now be described. A detailed disclosure of the pica gauge device with which the novel work holding clampcooperates is described in my copending application Serial No. 130,604, and reference may be had'to this application for a more complete disclosure of this device than that set forth below.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 3, 7 and 8, inclusive, the pica gauge comprises a bar 68 rigidly secured, as by means of the pins 69, to the front end of the slide 53 in such manner that the bar rests on the top surface of the table and is slidable thereon together with the slide 53. The bar 69 is formed with a recess extending substantially throughout the length of the bar and open at its front side and the end opposite the slide 53. Slidably disposed within this recess is a gauge rack II having rack teeth facing the open forward side of the recess. These teeth have a pitch a multiple of a point, the unit of the printers system of measurement. The left hand end of the gauge rack, as viewed in Fig. 3 is threaded and has a point gauge wheel I2 thereon disposed between the end of the gauge bar 63 and the collar 13 integral with the bracket I4 secured to the undersideof the end portion of the gauge bar. The gauge wheel I2 may be provided with graduations cooperating with a fixed index and indicating the subdivisions of one revolution of the wheel 12, it preferably being graduated into 12 divisions or points.

Mounted for sliding movement on the gauge bar is the pica gauge 18. As shown, it comprises a body portion I9 having a recess in the bottom thereof adapted to straddle the gauge bar 68 and slidable thereon. The body I9 has an extension 8I provided with a work contacting surface 82 extended at right angles to the length of the gauge bar and parallel to the cutting plane of the saw. The gauge as a whole is adjustable along the length of the gauge bar and for the purpose of indicating any setting of the same a pica scale 83 is set into the top of the gauge bar. Means is provided in the body of the gauge cooperating with the rack teeth to lock the gauge at any desired point along the gauge bar. A gauge rack pin 35 is slidably mounted in the body I9 and has teeth at one end cooperating with the teeth of the rack II. A gauge link 85 is pivoted intermediate its ends in a recess at the front side of the pica gauge body I9 and has one end in operative engagement with the rack pin 84. The opposite end of the link is in operative engagement with the slidable gauge knob 88. This knob is normally pressed outwardly by means of a spring which pressure through the link tends to hold the rack pin 84 in engagement with the rack 1|. To disengage the rack pin from the teeth of the rack the gauge knob 88 is pushed inwardly against the resistance of the spring.

To out rules or the like to any desired length, the gauge I8 is set with its right hand edge coinciding with the desired length as indicated by the pica scale .83, by depressing the gauge knob and moving the pica gauge to the desired setting then releasing the knob so that the gauge will be locked to the gauge rack. If the setting involves less than a pica, then the gauge wheel I2 is turnedone way or the other to give the fractional or point setting. The gauge wheel is yieldingly held in the adjusted position by a suitable spring pressed detent. The work is placed against the rear face of the gauge bar with the left hand ends thereof abutting the work contacting surface 82 of the gauge and clamped in this position by moving the clamp plate 9| to clamp the work between the latter and the gauge bar. The slide together with the parts connected therewith and the work is then moved so that the work comes in contact with the saw and is cut to length thereby.

One form of work holding clamp which comprises an essential part of the present invention is illustrated in Figs. 7 to 12 inclusive.

The essential features of this clamping device are its ability to clamp material to be sawed and trimmed such as rules, slugs, plates, type etc., of various widths without previous adjustments thereon to accommodate various thicknesses and to lock them noiselessly and securely in position and also unlock them through the movement of a single control handle operated by one hand only. The clamp may be positively locked to the slide 53 at any point along the same, not

being dependent on a rack or teeth or the pitch thereof.

As previously explained, the pica gauge bar 68 is rigidly secured to the front end of the slide 53 at right angles thereto, in any suitable manner as by means of the pins 69. The rear surface of the gauge bar constitutes an abutment against which the work to be cut to length is clamped. The other side of the work is engaged by the end of the clamp plate 9| so that the work is held against said gauge bar. The device for actuating the clamp plate and looking it includes a block 99 formed with two parallel flanges I00 and I0l projecting from its bottom surface and disposed in the longitudinal recesses I02 and I93 formed in the sides of the slide 53. This block is fastened imposition by the stud I04, washer I05 and nut I05. The square rod I01 parallel to slide 53 fits into the block 99 and is secured thereto by a nut I08 on the threaded end I09 thereof. The inverted U-shaped clamp block H0 fits over the square rod I01 and the clamp lock plate III is secured to the block by the pins H2 and H3, forming a square opening in the block to permit the latter to slide freely along the rod I01. Means is provided to lock the block and the structure movable therewith in a fixed position relative to the slide, the rod I01 in effect constituting a part of the slide as far as the effect of the locking device is concerned.

In the form illustrated, the clamp lock plate is adapted to be locked against movement relative to the slide 53 by a roller clutch mechanism. The lock plate I I I is formed with a wedge-shaped recess H4. Within this recess is a roller II5 normally forced toward the shallow portion of the recess by spring I I6 acting at one end against the roller H5 and at the other against a plate II'I fastened to the lock plate III by the screws H8. Spaced from the end of the lock plate III is a clamp spring block I I9 to which is removably secured the clamp plate 9| as by the pins I20. In the upper part of the spring block there is provided a recess for the square rod ID! as clearly shown in Figs- 7 and, 11. At. its front end or fin the end adjacent the work, the clamp plate BI is thickened as by a short plate 9I pinned to its side by the pins SI and both plates are formed with the transverse slot 9I.

The spring block is formed with a bore I2I open at its right hand end. A yoke I22 is disposed in the space between the adjacent ends of the spring block H9 and the lock plate III and formed with a collar I23 fitting and slidable in the bore I2I and having a pin extension I24 projecting through the end of the spring block H9 and having a nut I25 threaded on its projecting end. A spring I26 has one end reacting against the spring block II9 tending to force it toward the left as viewed in Fig. 8 and the other end acting against collar I23 tending to force the yoke I22 toward the right as viewed in said figure. On the side opposite the spring block the yoke I22 is provided with. a pin I2I adapted to push the roller II5 to the deeper part of the recess when the yoke I22 is moved toward the right. The yoke and associated parts are actuated by a wrist pin or crank I28 engaging in the yoke and eccentrically carried by a yoke pin I29 rotatively mounted in and projecting from the side of the lock block III). A handle I30 has a knob I3I at one end and its other end 232 extends through a transverse opening I33 in the projecting portion of the yoke pin I29. When the handle I3!) is swung to the left as viewed in Fig. 5 its movement in such direction is limited by the lower protruding end of the handle striking against the head II2 of pin II2.

It will be seen that the lock plate III, spring block I I9 and associated parts constitute a structure movable as a unit and slidable with respect to the slide and adapted to be locked against movement relative to the slide.

Assuming that the clamp or unitary structure is in its rearmost position and some work is to be clamped to be operated upon, the handle I30 will then be in the unlocked position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. '7. The operator places the palm of his left hand on the knob I3I and while exerting a slight downward pressure on the knob, the clamp is pulled towards the operator, that is toward the gauge bar 68 without turning the handle from the dotted position shown in Fig. 4, until the clamp plate 9I contacts the work which has been placed against the gauge bar 68. Then a final turning of the handle I3I toward the operator permits the roller H5 to move to locking position in the recess H5 whereby the clamp is locked against movement relative to the slide. Turning the handle I30 also moves the yoke I22 toward the left as viewed in Fig. 8 thereby compressing the spring I26 in the spring block H9 and applying pressure through the clamp plate ill to the work. To unclamp the work, the handle is turned in the reverse direction and then force applied thereto moves the entire clamp mechanism to the rear and away from the work.

Figs. 10 to 13 inclusive, illustrate another form of work holding clamp which is somewhat simpler than the first described form. Referring to these figures, the slide 53 is I-shaped in cross section, the bottom width being somewhat greater than the top width. This slide is adapted to slide freely in the slot 52 of the table.

The design of this form of work holding clamp embodies the same principles as the previously described form but positions the lock clutch so that it cooperates directly with the slide 53*, thereby eliminating the square rod I01 of th other form.

Referring to the drawings the clamp lock block is made in two halves I40 and I l'Iformed at their lower portions to dovetail into the slide 53 as indicated at I52 and M3. The two halves are held together and clamped to hold the lock plate I44 by the screws I45 and M6. In the lower portion of the lock plate is formed a wedge-shaped recess it"! and disposed therein isthe clamping roller I at normally pressed toward the shallow part of the recess by a spring I49 acting at one end on the spring plug 950 in contact with the roller and at the other end against the spring support it?! fastened to the lock plate by the cap screws I52. The depth of the shallow part of the recess is such that when the roller is in the shallow portion the device is locked against movement relative to the slide, the roller being wedged against the wear plate I53 set into the top of the slide flush with its upper surface. At the left of the lock block is the spring block I54 having a recess in one side to receive the clamp plate I55 removably secured to the spring block by the pins I55. At its end adjacent the work the clamp plate is thickened as by a short plate Lil pinned to its side by the pins I58 and both plates are formed with the transverse slot E59 to receive pin 39% on gauge block 3M.

The lock block overhangs the lock plate I44 providing a recess in which is disposed the yoke iiit having an integral pin extension I6! slidable in the bore H32 of the spring block I54. The end portion of this pin I6I is reduced and projects from the block I54 having a stop-nut E63 threaded on its protruding end. A spring ltd tends to force the yoke I60 toward the right as viewed in Fig. 13. The yoke I60 acts against a roller release pinISE which contacts the roller M5 and moves it to the deeper part of the recess Ml when the yoke is moved toward-the right as viewed in Fig. 13.

Movement of the yoke is effected by the eccentric wrist pin I66 disposed within the yoke and carried bythe shaft I67 rotatively mounted in the lock block and projected from one side thereof. A handle I35 projects through an aperture in the shaft IE? to rotate the latter and through the eccentric pin IE6 slides the yoke I60. The extent of the rotation of the handle toward the left as viewed in Fig. 10 is limited by the protruding end I58 striking the head I69 of the screw I46. The protruding end of screw I45 carries a roller H0 running on the top of the table and serving to eliminate some of the friction'between the slide and the table.

The operation of this work holding clamp is similar to that shown in Fig. 7.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A machine of the character described including in combination, a table having a slot formed therein, a saw adapted to cut in a plane parallel and adjacent to said slot, a slide slidable in said slot, an abutment rigid with'said slide and means to clamp work to be operated on by Lil) recess and yielding means forcing said roller toward the shallow part of said recess.

2. A work holding clamp including in combination, a slide, a device movable as a unit along said slide and including a lock plate formed with a wedge-shaped recess having an open side closed by said slide, a roller in said recess, a spring forcing said roller toward the shallow part of said recess to lock said plate against movement relative to the slide, means adapted to yieldingly contact the work, and means to relieve said yielding means and unlock said roller from looking position.

3. A work holding clamp including in combination, a slide, a structure movable as a unit along said slide and including a clamp block having a wedge-shaped recess, a roller interposed between the inclined surface bounding said recess and the slide, a spring forcing the roller to the shallow part of the recess to lock the block to the slide, a part adapted to contact the work, a yoke member, a spring between one end of said member and said part, a pin between the other end of said member and said roller, a handle mounted for limited angular movement provided with an eccentrically disposed pin engaging said yoke, whereby when said handle is turned in one direction said part is yieldingly forced against the work and the roller forced into locking position by its spring, and when turned in the other direction said part is relieved and the roller unlocked.

4. A work holding arrangement of the class described comprising, in combination, a base having a relatively fixed abutment thereon, a slideway on said base, a clamping structure adapted to move as a unit along said way and including a Work contacting element and resilient means disposed between said element and the main portion of said structure whereby the work may be yieldingly clamped against said abutment, a wedging roller clutch for locking said structure to said way in work clamping position, and a single means for unlocking said clutch and for relieving the resilient pressure on said work contacting element.

5. A work holding device of the class described, comprising, in combination, a base, an abutment rigid with said base, and means to clamp the work to be operated on against said abutment, said means comprising a structure movable as a unit and slidable along said base and having a member adapted to contact the work on the side thereof opposite said abutment, means to yieldingly force said member against the work and hold the member against retrograde movement including a clamp lock plate associated with said structure having a Wedge-shaped recess, means to lock said plate against movement relative to said base including a roller in said recess and yielding means forcing said roller toward the shallow part of said recess.

6. A work holding clamp including in combination, a guide member, a device movable as a unit along said guide member and including a lock plate formed with a Wedge-shaped recess having an open side closed by said guide member, a roller in said recess, a spring forcing said roller toward the shallow part of said recess to lock said plate against movement relative to the guide member, means adapted to yieldingly contact the work, and means to relieve said yielding means and unlock said roller from looking position.

FREDERICK W. SEYBOLD. 

